Antananarivo vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2476
🏠 One person rent
$217
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$491
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
13
95
😀 Quality of life
41
67
🏙️ Population
1.28M
6.21M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 44% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 8275th and 5559th ($564 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Madagascar and Brazil, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 7753rd and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Rio de Janeiro

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Antananarivo Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$13739

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$496
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1237
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1624
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$792
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$648
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$681
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$851
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$632
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$782
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$537
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$614
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$482
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$576
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$600
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$579
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$733
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$533
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$600
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$548
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$652
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$679
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$672
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$565
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$709
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$678
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$625
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$684
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$585
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$568
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$564
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$656
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$667
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$645
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$643
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$679
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$594
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$679
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$702
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$562
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$505
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$877
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$631